Features

Getting the message

instant messaging

So, why the sudden interest in Personal IM? Is it just a knee-jerk reaction or a logical progression from SMS? Tony Dennis asks the questions.         

A matter of spectrum

mobile TV

On one stand at 3GSM in Barcelona there is a demonstration of a handset showcasing the mobile digital broadcast technology, DVB-H. The demonstrator points out the clarity of the picture, the ease of navigation, the amount

Behind the news on content delivery

3GSM review

3GSM Barcelona showcased content and music services, as well as high speed networks. But down on the exhibition floor the discussions over means of delivery continued as ever.

Mobile TV and DAB

3GSM hot topics

Commentary on mobile TV in Europe frequently focuses on one technology in particular – DVB-H, or digital video broadcasting for handhelds. There is no doubt that this up-and-coming standard shows clear promise, but in the

Use the UI to raise data service take rates

In the mobile world user experience is king. But the unfortunate reality is that the current user experience on mobile devices is painfully inadequate. Service providers, content developers, operators and mobile users alike put a great user experience

At the end of the rainbow

WiMax

While WiMAX gets spectrum and certificates, it should not get totally carried away with the mobility pot-of-gold for now, says Caroline Gabriel.

Clear signals for IMS

SS7 in an IMS future

Conventional wisdom has been that the advent of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networking marks the demise of signaling system 7 (SS7)-based signaling networks. As operators migrate to next-generation architectures, the industry is asking

Brand awareness

off portal content

Brand owners generating large amounts of off-portal content transactions should be crucial to operators’ plans to recoup their 3G investments, says Echovox’s David Marcus.